 | William Crooke - Caste - 1896 - 550 pages
...enforced, of observing the rules by which the higher are dietinguibhetl from the lower castes in the Hindu scale of precedence, of preserving their purity of blood by refusing to marry with the families of lower social rank, of rigidly abstaining from widow marriage, and of refraining from... | |
 | India. Census Commissioner - India - 1903 - 292 pages
...observing the rules by which the higher are distinguished from the lower castes in the Hindu scales of precedence ; of preserving .their purity of blood...of inferior social rank, of rigidly abstaining from widow-marriage, and of refraining from degrading occupations. Those who transgressed these rules have... | |
 | 1911 - 594 pages
...enforced, of observing the rules by which the higher are distinguished from the lower castes in the Hindu scale of precedence; of preserving their purity of...have fallen from their high position and ceased to bo Rdjputs ; while such families as, attaining a dominant position in their territory, began to affect... | |
 | Robert Vane Russell - Caste - 1916 - 668 pages
...distinguished from the lower castes in the Hindu scale of precedence ; of 1 Ibidem, paras. 422-424. preserving their purity of blood by refusing to marry...of inferior social rank, of rigidly abstaining from widow-marriage, and of refraining from degrading occupations. Those who transgressed these rules have... | |
 | Asia - 1919 - 692 pages
...enforced, of observing the rules by which the higher are distinguished from the lower castes in the Hindu scale of precedence, of preserving their purity of...with families of inferior social rank, of rigidly refraining from widow marriage, and of refraining from degrading occupations." He thought the progress... | |
 | Sir Denzil Ibbetson, Maclagan - Caste - 1990 - 590 pages
...enforced, of observing the rules by which the higher are distinguished from the lower castes in the Hindu scale of precedence; of preserving their purity of...refusing to marry with families of inferior social rnnk, of rigidly abstaining from widow marriage, and of refraining from degrading occupations. Those... | |
 | Asia - 1919 - 700 pages
...enforced, of observing the rules by which the higher are distinguished from the lower castes in the Hindu scale of precedence, of preserving their purity of...with families of inferior social rank, of rigidly refraining from widow marriage, and of refraining from degrading occupations." He thought the progress... | |
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... fortune has raised to political importance have become Rajputs almost by mere virtue of their rise : and that their descendants have retained the title and its privileges on the condition, strictly enforced, of observing the rules by which the higher... 